Oil pump for dynamoelectric machines



'May 17, 1949. c. ODANIEL 2 7 on PUMP FOR DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINES Filed 001;. 51, 1946 INII/ENTOR: Cumzm; O p/v15;

ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 17, 1949 OI-E PUMP FORi DYNAMQE-EE'G'ERIG MAEHINESZ.

Clarence .QDaniel, .Bichmond lHiglits,, Mi, assignor to Century Electric Company, a corpora Application October 31, 1946;": SeriatiNo: #7 071,009

12 Claims.- (Cl. 103 -103) This invention relates to improvements.v int dynamo electric machines... More particularly, this invention. relates :to.improvementswinmcenvtrifiigal- .pumpsvthat: arewusedlwith dynamo eleotric. machines. l to force toil. upwardly against the: force ofmgravitfyz.v andnintolvthe -proxi1nity: of'thebearingsloi the dynamolelectriolmahhines or. gears carriedvbgthe dynamoeleotrie maohine.v

ItIis,.ltherebre,; arrobieet oflthe present invention to provide. an improved. centrifugal. pump; thatlcan be usedlwitha ldyhamolelectriemachine l to .forloeoil upwardly againsttheiorce of gravity and into vthe "proximity, ofilthe' bearings, oiw the dynamo eleotrie machineor. .gearsloarried by. the dyhamoelectric machines Where. dynamo electriemachinesare set so: their; shaftslloperatelinma.wertical: position, it. is; necessary, to provide- (some. .meanssby': which oil can becolie'cted; in thelvioinity ot the-lower end: of the shafti andeoannbe moned upwardly against theforce oi gravity to. thelproximity of. the :bearing, that supports the-shaft.. Once/thatch has. been raised up to the level or the bearing, it" can. be permitted .to contact. .thatnbearing-l and then flow downwardl; tolth'e. vicinity :of the lower :endl ofLitlie shaftl Where the dynamolelectric mar-- chines are integrally. connectedlt'ot-algean train on. other. rotati ve equipment, the: oilrraising meansxmust raise enough oil to. provideadequatellubrip cation .of the gear: train as.we11l asthe hearing. In, the past,-I-vari1ous methods and apparatus have been proposed to raise. oillfromhthervicinity of the! lower. end of the shaft; tmthevicinitywfl the bearin'gs andlgears;associatedwwith'the shaftand=thus-a facilitate lubricationloilthe. bearings amt-gears- Ohe such. methodlprovided'groovesin: the shaft: or grooves in thesleeve surroundinglthe shaftand' relied upon the frictional forcesbetweenthe r0 tating. shaft and' .theloil .to movelthe oil upwardly, along'the tgroovesnto thelvicinity of theibearingv; or'gears where the oil 'couldl-lbedistributed oven the" bearing ,01: could ibe. distributed over gears: secured to the shaft; Anothersuchlmethod re lied upon an impeller. which admixedv eair .With-l oiland then directed themixture of-oil and ain upwardly through; appropriate channels. to the vicinit'ypf' the bearin or gear; associatedwiththe shaft? Inrstilfother methods, turbines orpumps weresecured' to and "rotated lwithlthe shaitszandi acted to raise 'oil'to the level of thez-bearing-sror 50.

gears where itl'couldub'e used to" .lubnicatethev bearings: or gears. The. use ofrotatablepumps. is; from'considerationsiot-cost, convenience and-effie ci'enoy;,"'themost satisfaotorguotthevarious put-3 2. usable .in dynamo electric. machines :havelbeen operatedin relatively large chambers or houseingslthat permitted oensiderablenoil leakage,- and! asla result-the: pumps have been able -to provide only.-,-a-.liinited amountr of.\pressure-. on the oils Moreover, most of. those: pumps have beendimited. tol operation in one" direction. and-shaves been of ratherlimit'ed capacity. Consequently,;the-bene--- fit, obtainedlfroml theluseloi-suchipumps -has been 1' rathersmalliand the amount of lubricanthandled -l by such. pumps and-the. distance that-thelubri-- cantwas raisedbythe pumpslhasheenlinadequate for many installations This: isoobjeotionablesir'ioelit keepstthedvnamo electric .machines. and therotative equipment,- integrallyv conneotedw therewith, J from. obtaining? the rnecessaty amount of. lubrication. The present invention. obviatesthese obj actions by, ,providing an improved pump for. .dynamo.eleotriclvmachineswhich-is. able to: pump. oil; irrespective. of the direction: of rotation ofythe shaft, and is ableto .pump tthatoil sow itv can rise lseverahincheslalong, the I shaft.- It lis therefore,;.an..objeot of; thehpresent invention to: provide. a :pump Pier dynamo electric machines that oan. oplate in either-2 direction and-can raise" oil''several inchesalongitheshaft.a.

The, present innention-does this .by providing; a pressurechamber withaarotortherein and byapro vidin th'e rotor-with radially?extending blades that move. closely. adjacent theupper andlower: surfaces. of. a substantially oil tig hte chambem Wherethis is..done,-,the-oit cane-be drawn into-the chamber.=. and, can/ be-n-forcedn-loutwardly by the straight, radially? extending :bladeseto createcprese; sures vinlthe chamber; those=pressures will" act toraise the oil to the desired level along the sliafiiz Itlis therefore, an. obj eot of-the present" invention touprovide avhousingaonchamber that is sub= stantiallwoiletight and is iprovidedi' with-L amotor: that has radially-extending blades and lthat ro tates.. closely adjacent thesupper; and'rlow'er' surfaces-ofthe-chamber;

The-pressure chamberroff thelpresentlinvention is-ofinoveliionmvand itipermitszthe rotor -'to create sizable pressures: :n-o: matt er which: way the rotor moves..- This chamberhas aicylihdrica-l wall se'c-' tion as a major portion thereof and as the minor pontiomthereoir itthaaa::smalliradiiis-arcuate wall sectiomandtwo plane wall sections that areeach tangential? to. thercylindriea'l -wall sect'i'o'nand the arouaterwallseetion The two -plane-wall sections onthe chamber: are-equal in length and'area", and" they merge smoothly intetlie -cylindricalwall seetiomandithe.smallaradius arcuatesection. The-5 posedmethbds; but most otthe smallisize pumpsr w topiofitheichambefi'hfi an'ppeni'ngthat fits closely" 3 around the impeller-marrying shaft and the centrifugal impeller which rotates closely adjacent the under surface of the top of the chamber is secured to the shaft in such a way that oil cannot pass between the impeller and the shaft. The bottom of the chamber has a large opening that is somewhat larger than the outside diameter of the rotary impeller and the impeller has an offset flange which underlies and rotates very closely adjacent the bottom of the chamber. This construction is highly desirable because it permits the rotary impeller to operate as efficiently when the dynamo electric machine is rotating in a clockwise direction as it does when that machine is rotating in a counterclockwise direction it also provides a substantially oil-tight seal-free chamber for the impeller, thus permitting the creation of sizeable pressures on the oil without increasing the friction of the rotating parts of the device. Moreover, by having the impeller secured to the shaft in such a way that oil can pass between the impeller and the shaft and by having the impeller underlie and rotate closely adjacent the under surface of the top of the chamber, the invention keeps oil from leaking out of the top of the chamber because any oil that tends to escape from the chamber by passing between the rotatin impeller and the chamber will have to move inwardly to reach the opening, and such movement will be resisted and prevented by the centrifugal force generated in the oil as it is forced to move with the impeller. Consequently, it would be extremely difficult for oil to leak out of the top of the chamber. The offset flange on the bottom of the rotary impeller will be precisely parallel with the bottom of the chamber and will rotate very close to it, thereby providing a very narrow gap through which it would be extremely difficult for oil to force its way. Moreover, the offset can be made quite sharp so that any oil which tended to pass between the offset flange of the impeller and the bottom of the chamber would have to change direction in extremely close quarters. This provides additional resistance to leakage of oil, and thus there is but little tendency for oil to leak out along the radial offset flange. The outlet of the chamber through which the oil is to flow is spaced in the small-radius arcuate wall section and it is quite large, thus offering ready exit for the oil and the high resistance offered to leakage from the chamber makes sure that the oil will flow freely into the exit tube. Thus the present invention provides an efficient pump that can operate in either direction to raise oil several inches along the shaft.

- Other objects and advantages of the present invention should become apparent from an examination of the drawing and accompanying description.

In the drawing and accompanying description, a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown and described but it is to be understood that the drawing and accompanying description are for the purposes of illustration only and that the invention will be defined by the appended claims.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional side view of an end bell of a dynamo electric machine, and it shows the centrifugal pump used with the dynamo electric machine to force oil upwardly into proximity with the bearin and the gears associated with the shaft, and

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of the centrifugal pump taken along the plane indicated 4 by the line 2--2 in Fig. 1 and it shows the details of the housing and impeller of the pump.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the end bracket of a dynamo electric machine is denoted by the numeral l9 and this end bracket has a web l2 which supports the outer race of an antifriction bearing M. The inner race of the antifriction bearing I l rotatably supports the shaft l6 of a dynamo electric machine in a vertical position and the shaft it rotatably supports a pinion it which is keyed to the shaft I 6 by means of the key 22:. The key 28 also extends downwardly below the end of the shaft l3 and extends into a recess in the shaft extension 22 which is secured to the shaft If? by means of the bolt 2 that telescopes into and through the shaft extension 22. A large gear 25 meshes with the pinion l8 and the gear 26 is supported by and is rotatable with the shaft 28 which is spaced behind the rotatable shaft l5 and is supported in suitable bearings, not shown.

An oil reservoir 36 is connected to the lower end of the end bracket l0 and is sealed to the end bracket it by a seal which is substantially oiltight and the shaft extension 22 projects downwardly into the oil reservoir 36 and is immersed in the oil therein. The oil reservoir 39 is provided with an upstanding projection 29 of annular form that surrounds the shaft 28 and the projection 29 has the bearings, not shown, that support the shaft 28 and permit ready rotation of that shaft relative to the oil reservoir 30. The upper end of the projection 29 extends above the level of the oil in the reservoir and keeps the oil in the reservoir from flowing to the shaft 28 and then leaking down along that shaft. In addition, the projection 2Q can be provided with an oil seal that will keep oil, that may splash into the projection 29, from leaking down along the shaft 28. In this Way, it is possible to have the shaft 28 extend through the bottom of the reservoir 3!] without permitting leakage of oil from the reservoir 38.

Secured to and rotatable with the end of the shaft extension 22, and immersed in the oil in the reservoir 30, is a pump rotor which has a radially extendin upper wall 32 with a central opening therethrough and that opening closely encircles and seats against the bolt 24 which cooperates with the key 2!) to secure the shaft extension 22 to the shaft It. The shaft extension 22 is provided with a section of reduced diameter 23 and the section 23 cooperates with the head 25 of the bolt 24 to secure the upper wall 32 of the pump rotor to the shaft extension 22 in such a way that the wall 32 acts as an imperforate plate or wall. Thus no oil can pass between the shaft extension 22 and the wall 32. Attached to the under surface of the wall 32, as by soldering, welding, brazing or other means, are a plurality of radiallydisposed rotor blades 33 and the blades 33 are disposed around the periphery of the upper wall 32. The blades 33 have an L shaped configuration and the bottom portions thereof are soldered, welded, brazed or otherwise secured to the lower wall 32 of the pump rotor. The axially extending portions of the rotor blades 33 are substantially plane and will act to pump oil irrespective of the direction of rotation of the pump rotor. The lower wall 36 of the pump rotor is annular in form since it has the central opening 35 and the rotor blade 33 extend from theinner periphery to the outer periphery of the wall 34. The lower wall 34 of the pump rotor also has an offset flange 36 of annular shape that is spaced from the main awarenes 5i; part-oi the-lower Wall M-by a very-abrupt bends- This-pump rotor -wi1l =he immersed "in the oil in the reservoir 30 and-will: exert centri-fugalforcesomthat oi-l irrespective oi -the direction ofrotat'ron' of-the shaft 16:

A pump chamber is provided that surrounds th'epump rotor and-makes-it possible to place the oil under pressure and cause that oil to move-in-' response 1 to that pressure;- The pump chamber has a generally cy-lindrical wallsection in -that constitutes the major-portiomofthe wall-of the chamber,- it has a small-diameter arcuate" wall section (l2 and ithas twoplanewall sections 44- that are both tangential-to each ofthe wall sections-Mland 42. Moreover, the-wallsections Mu are--of--equal length-and *areaz-and they provide is: positioned closely adjacent the large-diameter sectionof theshaft eXtension'ZZ and that section of theshaft extension-overlies part ofthe top- 46 thus overlying the-annular-gap between the opening l-l and-the reduced-diameter section 23. The :bottom -4B of the 1 chamber has an opening Ghth'erethrough and this-opening has a diameter whichsis slightly largerthan the lower wall 34 of: the pump i rotor but is considerably smaller than the diameter of the offset annular flange 36. The-walls int-42 andMof the chamber are dimensionediso-the lower surfia'ce-of the-top 4F and the lower surface of the bottom-48 closely approachthe-upper-surface'of-thewall 3'2 and the upper surface of the offset 3'6 respectively, thusforming gaps through which oil can pass only with diffi cult'yl The chamber for thepump is held in position by the depending bracket members Bo se-- cured to the web -I 2- of the end-bracket ID by means Of=b01ts :32 and the bracket members 50 maintaintheoil chamber precisely centered relative to the shaf-t 'extension 22 and the pump rotor carried thereby-.-

The upper surface -of--the oil chamber is provided with an openin 53 that is eccentric to the shaft? extension 22, and the'openin'g '53 receives aflgenerally vertical oil duc't tfi" which extends up 1 intothe vicinity of the-bearing I4 and the gears- Wand-26 The upper end of the: conduit 54 is:

bent to form ahorizontally-directed 110zz1e=-56;

Thisnozzle 56*will direct oilissuing from-the duct ElntOWEtI'd the shaftylifi and that oil wi11 "sp1aS-h--- ontoc the bearing H2 andl'thelgears l E and '26::

As indicatedebyndotteddines in-HFig. 1 of the drawing, the reservoir 30 'will 'have an oil levelqh isyconsiderably' above the' top ofl= the pump chamber thus makingsure that oil :will completely 7 fill moth-the pump chamber -and the pumpzroton Thisroil can-{enter the-pi 1;mp-1::hamber;throughthe opening 49 in the bottom of; the; chamber andzite canenterthepump-rotor throughetheopening; 35,--; inthe bottom of the rotor. lThe rotor willirotatet; in responseto rotation ofithe shaft 1 6 andit Willy apply forces toithe: oil by means; ofthe radiallyl dis osed blades iil, thus:v causing. he -oil" t -move -l outwardly as a result .oftcentrifugal forces; As,- theflpump rotors gains speed; the oil willbeiorced: adj acent the cylindrical wallasection ,40 and: themalleradiusiwall'. section as well. as. the plane. wall sections 44, andlthe, ,oilwill beplacedmnder i considerable pressure, Thisipressurelwiltnot be: dissipated by leakage ofoil outofithe pump-chains ber--through the gapsbetween" the -pumprrotor and the pump cl iiaunber: andflthe undiminished pressurez -W-i11l force the a oil to l i move upwardl'y through the conduit 54= and" out through the noz zle- 56 toward--thelshaft I13: Thereafterthe oil will- -lubricate -the-- bearing "M and the gears F8 1 and 2'6 \-b(- fore-it drips down-intw the reservoir '3 0 in response to the" force of g-ravity. From-theresenvoir 303* the oi-l-can bereoirculated by-the" pumps SiZ'eable oil pressures can -=be generated in the-'- pump chamber 'b'ecause the oil will be unable to passoutwardly from the chamber through the narrowigapslbetweenthe rotatingsur-faces of the pump -rotor-and the adjacent surfaces of the pump" chamber: In additionthe factthatthe top=32 'otthe-rotorund'erlies and is closely ad iacent thatch-46 -ofthe oil chamber; and the-factthat the -bottom 18i of the chamber overlies an'd is up by reason- 0% the=-friction between the oil and-- thetop-32z-of'theroton and-it willbe given an outwardly directed-centrifi1gal force that I will" hold the oil against furtherinward movementi Thedynamoelectric machine has a bearing, notshown,- at the upper :end 0f the shaft [6 and that-bearing will cooperate with bearing Hito maintain the shaft"- Hi -in position; The upperbearing maybe of the "type which is provided With an initialcharge-cfi greasethat is adequate-ta provide lubrication throughout thelife-of the dynamo: electric machine and in suchcase; the upper bearingwill not-need a lubricationsystem. Where such a bear-ingis not-used aseparate oiling-system-canbe'provided for theupper bearing of the sh'afti This construction hasbeen found to be so-subvst'antiall'y oil tight that; in a dynamo electric machine operating at' seventeen hundred and fifty (1750)- revol'utions per -minute," a rotor witlr anoutside diameter-of one-and one quarter inches has raised: oil along" the shaft extension 22 and 1 the-shaft lii' as 'many as twel've (12) inches and" has exerted a pressureiof four tenths (0.4) of a r p'ound-onth'at' oil. Such apressure is more than-- adequateto supply all of'the lubrication needs of the gears l8 and 26 as well as" the bearing l4".-

Whereas-apreferred embodiment ofthe present invention has been shown and described in thedrawing and accompanying description, it is obvious tothose skilled in the art that various changescan b'e made in the form of the invention without: affecting the scope thereof;

What I- claim is:

1 The combination-"of avertically-disposed" rotatable shatt,-arotary impeller secured to androtatable with the end of said shaft, a chamber surrounding said impeller, and a vertically-disposed exit for oil that conducts P oil up to and" alongs-the vertically-disposed-shaft, said impeller having an upper'w'all surface that is secured to= and fitslover said shaft and l cooperates with said shaft-to providesan imperforate uppersurface forlsaidimpeller, said impeller having a perforate lower --wallthat is :positionedwundersaid upper wall and qisi-providedwith ail-offset flange of an,-

nulamshapewsaidi rotary impellerhaving; atplu-o v rality; oi plane;v veritically disposed, radiallyeexe tending impeller blades that are contiguous with the inner periphery of the lower wall of the impeller and extend to the outer periphery of the upper wall of the impeller, said chamber having a top that is imperforate except for an opening that receives said shaft and a second opening that receives an oil duct, said first opening being dimensioned so it closely encircles said shaft, said chamber having a bottom with a large opening therein, and said chamber having a wall connecting said top and bottom and having the major portion thereof of cylindrical form and having a small portion thereof formed by an arcuate section and two plane portions that are tangential to each of the cylindrical and arcuate sections, said bottom of said chamber extending inwardly and overlying said annular flange of said rotary impeller but being spaced a short distance from the outer periphery of said impeller blades, said impeller being dimensioned to rotate very closely to the lower surface of the top of the chamber and very close to the bottom surface of the bottom of said chamber, said oil duct being positioned adjacent the arcuate section of said chamber, and an oil reservoir surrounding said pump chamber and impeller and the end of said shaft and being adapted to maintain oil above and around said impeller and chamber whereby oil can enter the bottom of said impeller and be moved radially outwardly by said impeller blades, irrespective of the direction of rotation of said impeller and can be moved to said oil duct and can be raised upwardly against the force of gravity to lubricate said shaft, said plane portions of said chamber being equal in area and distance whereby a full and easy flow of oil from the impeller to the oil duct is provided whenever the impeller rotates.

2. In an impeller for oil, the improvement which comprises an oil chamber having a top, an opening in said top that surrounds and closely confines the lower end of a rotatable shaft, a rotary impeller secured to and rotatable with said shaft, said rotary impeller having an upper surface that is spaced from said top of the chamber a very short distance and is tightly sealed to said shaft, said upper surface of said impeller underlying and projecting radially outward beyond said opening in the top of said chamber, and a portion of said shaft that overlies said opening in said top of said chamber and projects radially outward beyond said opening, said portion of said shaft being closely adjacent said top of said chamber whereby tortuous path is presented to oil entering or leaving said chamber through said opening, and whereby oil tending to enter said chamber through said opening will contact said rotating impeller and will be given a component of speed which will cause said oil to move outwardly radially from the shaft and thus to move against the pressure exerted in said chamber by the impeller blades, thus preventing influx or efllux of oil from said chamber and permitting the creation of oil pressures therein.

3. In a dynamo electric machine, a verticallydisposed rotatable shaft, a rotary impeller secured to and rotatable with said shaft, a chamber surrounding said impeller, and an oil duct that has the lower end thereof communicating with said chamber and has the upper end thereof projecting inwarly toward said shaft for lubricating same, said impeller having an upper wall with an opening that receives the lower end of said shaft and fits closely around and against the shaft so that oil cannot pass betweensaid wall and said shaft, said impeller having a lower wall of annular form that is provided with a radially-extending flange which is offset from said wall by an abrupt bend of annular form, said impeller having a plurality of plane, radially-extending blades positioned between said upper and lower walls, said blades extending from the periphery of the opening in said lower wall of said impeller to the outer periphery of said upper wall of said impeller, said chamber having a top with an opening that receives and closely fits said shaft and an opening that communicates with said oil duct, said chamber having a bottom with an opening that is spaced from the outer periphery of said impeller blades, said chamber having a cylindrical wall section, a smalldiameter wall section, and two plane wall sections that are each tangential to said cylindrical and arcuate wall sections, said top of said chamber overlying and being closely adjacent to the upper wall of said rotary impeller, said bottom of said chamber overlying and being closely adjacent to the annular flange of said rotary impeller whereby leakage of oil from said chamber is impeded.

4. In a dynamo electric machine, a rotatable shaft, a rotary impeller secured to and rotatable with said shaft, a chamber surrounding said impeller, and an oil duct that has one end thereof communicating with said chamber and has the other end thereof projecting upwardly from said chamber, said impeller having an upper wall that cooperates with said shaft to prevent passage of oil between said wall and said shaft, said impeller having a lower Wall of annular form that is provided with a radially-extending flange which is offset from said wall by an abrupt bend of annular form, said impeller having a plurality of plane, radially-extending blades positioned between said upper and lower walls, said blades extending from the periphery of the opening in said lower wall of said impeller to the outer periphery of said upper wall of said impeller, said chamber having a top, said chamber having a bottom with an opening that is spaced from the outer periphery of said impeller blades, said chamber having an opening communicating with said oil duct, said top of said chamber overlying and being closely adjacent to the upper wall of said rotary impeller, said bottom of said chamber fitting close to said lower wall of said impeller.

5. In a dynamo electric machine, a rotatable shaft, a rotary impeller secured to and rotatable with said shaft, a chamber surrounding said impeller, and an oil duct that has one end thereof communicating with said chamber and has the other end thereof projecting upwardly from said chamber, said impeller having an upper wall that cooperates with said shaft to prevent passage of oil between said wall and said shaft, said impeller having a lower wall of annular form to provide an inlet for oil, said impeller having a plurality of plane, radially-extending blades positioned between said upper and lower walls of said impeller, said shaft having a relatively large diameter portion immediately above said chamber and having a portion of reduced diameter within said, chamber, said portions being sharply offset from each other, said chamber having a top with an opening that receives and closely fits said reduced diameter portion of said shaft, said chamber having a bottom with an opening that is spaced from the outer periphery of said impeller blades, said chamber having an opening communicating with said oil duct, said top of said chamber overlying and being closely adjacent to the upper wall of said rotary impeller whereby leakage of oil from said chamber is impeded.

6. In a dynamoelectriomacliine, a rotatable shaft, a rotary im-peller secured to and rotatable with said shaft, a chamber surrounding said impeller, and an oil duct thatlhas one end thereof communicating" with'said'chamber'and has the other end thereof projectingflupwardly from said -chamber, a said impel-lei" l having a lower wall ;of :rannularlform to .providelzan inlet for oil said i-marcuate portion by tangentially extending walls, A

said opening in said chamber that communicates with said oil duct being in said small-radius arcuate portion of said chamber.

7. In a dynamo electric machine, a rotatable shaft, a rotary impeller secured to and rotatable with said shaft, a chamber surrounding said impeller, and an oil duct that has one end thereof communicating with said chamber and has the other end thereof projecting upwardly from said chamber, said impeller having an upper wall that y cooperates with said shaft to prevent passage of oil between said wall and said shaft, said chamber having a top with an opening that receives and closely fits said shaft, said top of said chamber overlying and being closely adjacent to the upper wall of said rotary impeller whereby leakage of oil from said chamber is impeded, said chamber having an opening in the bottom thereof, said impeller having a bottom wall with a diameter greater than that of said opening in said bottom wall of said chamber, said bottom wall of said impeller underlying but being closely adjacent said bottom wall of said chamber.

8. In a dynamo electric machine, a rotatable shaft, a rotary impeller secured to and rotatable l 7 chamber, said impeller having a lower wall of annular form to provide an inlet for oil and having an offset flange of annular form, said impeller having a plurality of plane, radially-extending blades, said chamber having a bottom with an opening that is spaced from the outer periphery of said impeller blades, said bottom of said chamber overlying and being closely adjacent to the annular flange of said rotary impeller whereby leakage of oil from said chamber is impeded.

9. In a dynamo electric machine, a rotatable shaft, a rotary impeller secured to and rotatable with said shaft, a chamber surrounding said impeller, and an oil duct that has one end thereof communicating with said chamber and has the other end thereof projecting upwardly from said chamber, said impeller having a lower wall of annular form to provide an inlet for oil and having a radially-extending flange that is offset from said wall by an abrupt bend of annular form, said impeller having a plurality of plane, radiallyextending blades, said chamber having a bottom with an opening that is spaced from the outer periphery of said impeller blades, said bottom of said chamber overlying and being closely adjacent to the annular flange of said rotary impeller, said blades of saidimpeller 'cbr'itactihg'dil that enters fthe" chambefth'rougli"thedpefiirig inthe annular lower wall of saidfi 'ripller" ar'ld'jftircihg 'thatj'oil outwardly into-"said chamber, saidbottom of said chamber being Vertically "spaced from said flange to permit 'rotationof said impeller butbeing positioned close tosaid flame to impede leakage of oil nem'saia'enaniber.

10. In a dynamo electric machine, a rotatable shaft, a rotary impeller secured to and rotatable with said shaft, a chamber surrounding said impeller, and an oil duct that has one end thereof communicating with said chamber and has the other end thereof projecting upwardly from said chamber, said impeller having an upper wall that cooperates with said shaft to prevent passage of oil between said wall and said shaft, said impeller having a lower wall of annular form to provide an inlet for oil, said impeller having a plurality of plane, radially-extending blades positioned between said upper and lower walls, said chamber having a top with an opening that receives and closely fits said shaft, said chamber having a bottom with an opening that is spaced from the outer periphery of said impeller blades, said shaft having a portion thereof with a diameter larger than that of said opening in the top of said chamber, said portion being spaced closely adjacent to and overlying the top of said chamber, said shaft having a portion of reduced diameter positioned within said chamber, said two portions of said shaft being separated by a shoulder, said lower wall of said impeller having a diameter greater than that of said opening in the bottom of said chamber, said lower wall of said impeller being closely adjacent to and underlying said bottom of said chamber.

11. In a dynamo electric machine, a rotatable shaft, a rotary impeller secured to and rotatable with said shaft, a chamber surrounding said impeller, and an oil duct that has one end thereof communicating with said chamber and has the other end thereof projecting upwardly from said chamber, said impeller having an upper wall that cooperates with said shaft to prevent passage of oil between said wall and said shaft, said impeller having a lower wall of annular form to provide an inlet for oil and having an offset flange of annular form, said impeller having a plurality of plane, radially-extending blades positioned between said upper and lower walls, said chamber having a top with an opening that receives and closely fits said shaft, said chamber having a bottom with an opening that is spaced from the outer periphery of said impeller blades, said top of said chamber overlying and being closely adjacent to the upper wall of said rotary impeller, said bottom of said chamber overlying and being closely adjacent to the annular flange of said rotary impeller whereby leakage of oil from said chamber is impeded.

12. In a dynamo electric machine, a rotatable shaft, a rotary impeller secured to and rotatable with said shaft, a chamber surrounding said impeller, and an oil duct that has one end thereof communicating with said chamber and has the other end thereof projecting upwardly from said chamber, said impeller having an upper wall that cooperates with said shaft to prevent passage of oil between said wall and said shaft, said impeller having a lower wall of annular form to provide an inlet for oil, and having a radially-extending flange that is offset from said wall by an abrupt bend of annular form, said impeller having a plurality of plane, radially-extending blades posi- 11 12 tioned between said upper and lower walls, said REFERENCES CITED chamber havmg top wlth an Openmg that The following references are of record in the ceives and closely fits said shaft, said chamber having a bottom with an opening that is spaced file of this patent from the outer periphery of said impeller blades 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS and is spaced close to said annular flange. Number Name. Date 1,736,966 DeIaVaI-CIOW NOV. 26, 1929 CLARENCE 0 DANIEL 2,112,386 Steele et a1 Mar. 29, 1938 2,300,688 Nagle NOV. 3, 1942 2,420,401 Prokofiefl' May 13, 1947 

